LG G Pro 2 leak reveals another big phone with rear key

LG’s decision to put volume and power buttons on the backs of their phones instead of on the sides like everyone else continues with the soon to be announced G Pro 2. Fortunately for LG, it still looks like a fantastic idea for large phones.

All of the popular Android manufacturers are working hard to differentiate themselves right now. Samsung, Motorola, LG, and Sony all have unique looks and feels to them. If you’re even remotely interested in smartphones, you can usually look at a phone across the room and tell who the manufacturer is.

If you’re obsessed like we are, you can usually tell exactly what model it is. The easiest to recognize by far right now are LG’s phones, thanks to their special rear key design that puts all the physical buttons on the back. This new trend is perfect for large phones like the LG G Flex, which is why we’re now seeing it on the 6-inch G Pro 2 that is expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress.

There’s a lot to be excited about with the G Pro 2 if you’re a fan of large phones. The LG G2 is a fantastic example of durable build quality with a high quality display and audio system, and it looks like all of that is headed to the G Pro 2. In fact, with its Snapdragon 800 under the hood the G Pro 2 almost sounds like a stretched out G2, but it’s likely LG has more than a few tricks up their sleeve that will be revealed during their actual launch event. The one big hope is that LG has done some work to their UI, which is frequently the biggest complaint about their Android phones.

What we do see for sure is a phone with nice curves around the sides and a rear key that will make the hulking mass of plastic and glass actually usable with one hand, and that’s something worth getting excited about.